Question follow-through · 77068

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of trends in levels of fatigue among pilots flying in UK airspace.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
14 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of trends in levels of fatigue among pilots flying in UK airspace.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    There are stringent regulations in place to prevent pilot fatigue. The risk of flight crew fatigue is managed under the flight time limitation regulations which limit the number of hours pilots can be on duty. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the U...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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